Healing Home Spa

Healing Home Spa
Author: Valerie Gennari Cooksley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Alternative medicine
ISBN: 9780735203327

Unlike most spa books that emphasize beauty regimens, Healing Home Spafeatures an A-to-Z section of more than 100 common ailments and everyday health challenges with therapeutic prescriptions for prevention and healing-from acne to aging skin, congestions, eye strain, stress, varicose veins, and wound care. Hundreds of original, feel-good recipes for masks, tonics, soaks, inhalations, and oils can be found throughout the book, making this a unique therapeutic treat that readers will use alone or with a partner to indulge in the healthy pleasures of the home spa. Healing Home Spashows readers how to turn their home into a harmonious retreat by incorporating natural home spa treatments that are easy to follow, while including many of the latest trends practiced in spas throughout the world: essential oil and herbal therapy, hydrotherapy, flower essence therapy, massage, body wraps, skin brushing, sound and music therapy, teas and tonic, yoga, and more. In all, more than a dozen techniques are described, including their healing benefits and current studies to support their efficacy.

Hot Tubs, Saunas and Steam Baths

Hot Tubs, Saunas and Steam Baths
Author: Alan E. Sanderfoot
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2005
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781580175494

With record numbers of people flocking to health spas to be massaged, wrapped, and steamed, it's no surprise that more homeowners are seeking to bring the spa experience home by installing their own hot tubs, saunas, and steam baths. The options in prefab and easy-installation home units that are now available can be overwhelming. Hot Tubs, Saunas, and Steam Baths is the one guidebook homeowners will need for selecting, installing, and enjoying these home spa components. Full-color photographs complement the text and show the reader the range of designs available for both indoor and outdoor settings. In addition to demystifying the variety of units to choose from, author Alan E. Sanderfoot explains the installation and environmental requirements, addressing such issues as water, drainage, floor and ceiling surfaces, vapor barriers, doors, fencing, and lighting, as appropriate. Since enjoyment is the ultimate goal here, there is plenty of advice on how to make the most of a home spa, sauna, or steam bath, with information on accessories, health benefits, and safety guidelines. Covering one of the hottest home improvement trends today, Hot Tubs, Saunas, and Steam Baths offers the most up-to-date and accessible information available for anyone interested in creating a relaxing haven in the home.

Thai Spa Book

Thai Spa Book
Author: Chami Jotisalikorn
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2012-10-16
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 146290839X

Based on traditional Thai herbal lore, the secrets of this country's ancient healing therapies, are offered for the first time in this Thai guide to health and beauty. Feel-good therapies and natural healing are the lifestyle mantras of the new millennium. Asia leads the way in the back-to-nature market, reviving many of its ancient techniques and treatments that have been handed down form one generation of women to the next. Thai Spa Book focuses specifically on stress-busting therapies from Thailand, running the gamut from the many types of Thai massage and meditation, to full beauty treatments, facials, relaxing baths and scrubs, healthy tonics and much more. These therapies are offered with recipes or instructions, or both, which are easy to follow. practical tips are given to recreate these health and beauty recipes at home, and specific treatments are outlined for specific ailments. All are designed to soothe, nurture and calm. With superb, full-color photography using many of Thailand's top supermodels, the book was shot entirely on location in some of Thailand's super-delux spas.

The Cannabis Spa at Home

The Cannabis Spa at Home
Author: Sandra Hinchliffe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2015-10-20
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1510700579

The First Book to Bring Together Spa, Cannabis, and Herbal Healing The Cannabis Spa at Home contains more than seventy-five cannabis spa recipes free of preservatives and major allergens that can be prepared in the home kitchen or professional spa with wholesome herbal ingredients. Cannabis spa isn’t new—cannabis has been used for thousands of years for external use in the traditional health practices of Eastern cultures. In locations where cannabis has renewed legal status today, cannabis spa potions such as lotions, salves, poultices, scrubs, and baths are being rediscovered as a healthy alternative for managing pain, soothing irritated skin, and enhancing the spa experience. In The Cannabis Spa at Home, you’ll discover which spa preparations provide local healing—and which have potential for a more euphoric experience. You’ll also learn how to make: Refrigerated and shelf-stable cannabis lotions, creams, balms, and masks Emulsions, cannabis base oils, cannabis herbal poultices, aromatherapy essence water, cannabis bath salts, and foot and hand soaks Edible treats such as luscious spa nosh, hemp smoothies, and cannabis bhang

Ayurvedic Spa

Ayurvedic Spa
Author: Robert Sachs
Publisher: Lotus Press
Total Pages: 587
Release: 2007-09-25
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0940985969

Ayurvedic Sap: Treatment for Large and Small Spas If you are a spa owner looking for new, authentic world class treatments, a body worker wanting to learn methods that touch your clients on a heart level, or someone who enjoys creating nurturing rituals for yourself and family in your home, Ayurvedic Spa will guide and help you to offer and/or achieve greater levels of beauty, peace and wellness.

Girls' Home Spa Lab

Girls' Home Spa Lab
Author: Maya Pagán
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2018-12-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 163586089X

For today’s active, plugged-in girls aged 9 to 13, finding healthy ways to unwind and de-stress is an important part of well-being. Girls’ Home Spa Lab is packed with all-natural recipes, activities, and tips for self-care and relaxation specially designed for tweens. From homemade facial steams and hair masks to foot soaks, tub teas, and body balms, the 50 head-to-toe recipes can be easily made from ingredients found in the kitchen cupboard, such as honey, oats, and coconut oil. Girls will also learn how to soothe themselves with easy yoga poses, homemade sleep tea, and natural remedies for a headache, stuffy nose, or sore throat. Maya Pagán’s upbeat voice encourages girls to explore their creativity and develop self-confidence while having fun mixing up their own spa treatments. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

Spa Water

Spa Water
Author: Pam Wenzel
Publisher: Brown Books
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2010-09-15
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781934812655

This beautifully photographed book is a collection of twenty-two refreshing recipes shared by award-winning spas from around the world. Creating healthy, delicious, vitamin-infused water is simple, inexpensive and eco-friendly. Author Pam Wenzel was inspired to write Spa Water recognizing that we live in a more health-conscious society, where people have become increasingly aware of the many benefits associated with proper hydration. A seventeen-year breast cancer survivor, Pam discovered a number of correlations between dehydration and health while doing research for the book. She found dehydration could be a major contributing factor—not only to a higher cancer risk, but for digestive problems, back and joint pain, obesity, overall poor health and disease. This collection of mouth-watering and healthful recipes is designed to refresh body and soul.

Handmade Spa

Handmade Spa
Author: Juliette Goggin
Publisher: Jacqui Small
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1911127772

Handmade Spa is a unique and comprehensive guide to replicating the luxury of the spa experience in your own home using natural, botanical preparations. Following on from the hugely successful Handmade Beauty, this is the second in the series of natural health and beauty books by cosmetic experts Juliette Goggin and Abi Righton. The book contains over 40 recipes, focusing on cosmetic treatments for skin, hair and body, as well as the creation of therapeutic spa accessories such as reed diffusers and wheat packs. The authors encourage you to explore your kitchen, garden and local shops for the natural products and active ingredients that will grant you the ability to create your very own home spa paradise. All are accompanied by step-by-step instructions and clear, illustrative photographs, enabling you to bring the entire realm of spa treatments, as well as the practice of mind and body self-care, into your own home. This unique guide includes some of the most creative and innovative thinking in botanical and cosmetic science, and reveals the importance of scent and ‘fragrance families’ in soothing, healing or rejuvenating body and mind.

Spas and Hot Tubs, Saunas and Home Gyms

Spas and Hot Tubs, Saunas and Home Gyms
Author: Thomas Dale Cowan
Publisher: Creative Homeowner
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1988
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780932944856

Step-by-step projects show you how to create the environments in which you and your family can exercise, relax, unwind and entertain.